Yen Press – January 6, 2009 Reading MAXIMUM RIDE, VOL. 1 was a wonderful escape back to the days I loved the MAXIMUM RIDE series – before the disappointment of FINAL WARNING (I haven’t read MAX yet). For those of you who have been living under a rock for several years, here is a quick [Keep Reading]
It was such a treat to get this graphic novel and realize it was a completely different story within the WICKED LOVELY world. Keenan makes a brief appearance, but other than that the reader is introduced to totally new characters. Rika lives in the isolation of the desert. She maintains invisibility around humans in order [Keep Reading]
Little, Brown Young Readers – May 1st, 2008 Imagine, in the blink of an eye, in the flash of a blue light, you and every other human on the planet are reduced to less than six inches tall. Imagine what it would be like in the world where nothing else was reduced in size. All [Keep Reading]
Daniel X is an alien hunter from another planet. He has powers that most people would consider pretty cool. Daniel can create anything using his mind. The most impressive thing he creates are his best friends. During times when he is the most lonely, he has his best friends appear and join him for talks, [Keep Reading]
Rue is trying not to worry. Her mother has disappeared after a terrible fight with her father. Right after her mother disappears her father is arrested and accused of murdering one of the students he teaches at the University. Rue knows her father didn’t do anything wrong, but doesn’t know how to prove it. To [Keep Reading]
Raven is back for another adventure with the vampire love of her life, Alexander. Together they plot to keep Alexander’s cousin, Claude, from finding the blood vials he needs to turn into a full-blooded vampire. If you haven’t read the actual books you’ll be missing some of the backstory. It would be best to start [Keep Reading]
In this second installment of the PLAIN JANES series, the gang is looking for new ways to spread art around the community. Problems are looming on the horizon though. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and everyone is looking for a sweetheart for the big dance and pulling their sneak art attacks are getting [Keep Reading]
Karin is a vampire – she just isn’t like her other vampire family members. Whereas they drink the blood of humans for nourishment like traditional vampires, Karin has a problem with having too much blood in her body. Her blood constantly increases. It builds up faster the closer she is to a human with the [Keep Reading]
I was extremely excited when I saw the Coraline in graphic novel form. When the book first came out I totally fell in love with it. For a children’s book, it was completely frightening. The graphic novel does a great job of hitting the high points of the story and the illustrations are great, but [Keep Reading]
